Our Mission
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During the COVID-19 public health emergency, New Hampshire Legal Assistance is OPEN. We have made some changes to protect the health of our staff and our clients. Staff are generally working from home. We are not answering telephone calls live. Instead, leave a message and we will call you back. We are also not taking walk-in clients at our offices. Instead, please call us or apply for help online at www.nhlegalaid.org
NHLA's mission is to fulfill America’s promise of equal justice by providing civil legal services to New Hampshire’s poor, including education and empowerment, advice, representation, and advocacy for systemic change.
We offer our clients high-quality civil legal aid to address the legal problems that affect their daily survival and most basic needs. These services range from simple legal information and advice to vigorous and thorough representation in all of New Hampshire's courts and before many of the local, state and federal agencies which play large roles in their lives. In providing legal services to the poor, NHLA helps ensure the legal system provides the fairness and justice that all New Hampshire residents deserve.
NHLA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity, in the delivery of services.
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NHLA priority issues
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NHLA Needs Your Support
NHLA relies on the goodwill and support of the entire community to reach our mission of equal access to justice for all people in New Hampshire. Your financial support strengthens NHLA's ability to serve people facing a civil legal crisis. Use the link above to make a safe and secure donation or if you prefer, you can send your donations, payable to NH Campaign for Legal Services to:
New Hampshire Legal Assistance
Attn: NH Campaign for Legal Services
117 North State Street
Concord, NH 03301
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Latest News
Questions about eviction? Our new clinic can help.
Posted Jan 15, 2021New Legal Help for Tenants Facing Eviction
New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA) and the Legal Advice and Referral Center (LARC) will begin offering a free, weekly online Eviction Clinic to the public on January 20.
During the weekly sessions, attorneys and paralegals will provi ...read more
More rental assistance headed to NH
Posted Dec 30, 2020By Daniela Allee, NH Public Radio
New Hampshire will receive $200 million for emergency rental assistance as part of the federal government’s new COVID-19 relief bill.
Eligible renters will receive assistance to pay for rent and utility payments, and any unpaid utility bills or rent.
...read more
Landlords finding way around eviction ban
Posted Dec 22, 2020By Kyle Stucker, Portsmouth Herald
Local landlords, according to a New Hampshire attorney who represents them, are now successfully using health and safety arguments to “couch” their efforts to evict tenants who are behind on rent because a federal COVID-19 moratorium prevents nonpayment evic ...read more
Eviction ban isn't stopping evictions
Posted Dec 21, 2020By Jessica Moran, WMURJust as tenants are being pushed against the wall, so are landlords. There is unfortunately nowhere for people to go. ...read more